juntura — meaning in English
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English meaning
- coupling noun A mechanical device or fitting that joins two parts together, such as two pipes, train cars, or machine components.
- joint adj Shared or done by two or more people together.
- junction noun A point where two or more things meet or join, especially roads or railway lines.
- juncture noun A particular point in time, especially a critical or important one.
Senses
juntura is used for these senses in English:
- coupling A device that couples two things together.
- dovetail In full dovetail joint: a type of joint where adjoining components are fastened by multiple tenons cut into wedge shapes resembling a dove's tail, which interlock with mortises having corresponding shapes.
- joint The point where two components of a structure join rigidly.
- joint A cut of meat, especially (but not necessarily) (a) one containing a joint in the sense of an articulation or (b) one rolled up and tied.
- junction A place where two things meet, especially where two roads meet.
- juncture A place where things join, a junction.
coupling — full definition
- noun A mechanical device or fitting that joins two parts together, such as two pipes, train cars, or machine components.
- noun In software or electronics, the degree to which two systems, modules, or circuits depend on or affect each other.
joint — full definition
- adj Shared or done by two or more people together.
- noun A point in the body where two bones meet and can bend, like the knee or elbow.
- noun A large piece of meat cooked whole, often for a Sunday roast.
- noun Slang for a marijuana cigarette.
- noun Slang for an informal or slightly disreputable place, especially a bar or restaurant.